Rosa Fort High

Located at 1100 ROSA FORT DRIVE, in TUNICA, Mississippi, Rosa Fort High is a small high school that teaches 438 students (grades 9 through 13), one of the schools within Tunica School District. Compared to the state average of about 651 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

Within Tunica School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,598 students, Rosa Fort High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Rosa Fort High records that nearly all students (86%) are Black. The remainder comes out to 12% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Rosa Fort High has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Rosa Fort High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rosa Fort High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 44.1%; this one delivers 59.6%, a residual of +15.5 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Tunica County indicate median household income runs about $39,364, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Tunica County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,598 students), Rosa Fort High is one campus in the mix.

Tunica Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Rosa Fort High. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rosa Fort High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 521 students in 2018 compared to 438 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 97% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Rosa Fort High community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.